I have read this book. It is fascinating. Can you imagine the editor of the Oxford Dictionary upon going to meet the doctor who submitted the words for the dictionary and finding him an inmate of the asylum rather than a doctor there? Jim in VT ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

I have read the book as well and promised myself to read anything Winchester writes. That was quite an interesting book. Try the one about the father of geology written by the same author. Smiles, Anna -----Original Message----- From: padutch-life-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:padutch-life-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of WolfordMigration@aol.com Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 10:50 PM To: padutch-life@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] The Professor & The Madman I have read this book. It is fascinating. Can you imagine the editor of the Oxford Dictionary upon going to meet the doctor who submitted the words for the dictionary and finding him an inmate of the asylum rather than a doctor there? Jim in VT ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PADUTCH-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message